What is corporate fraud?
An allegation involving a company's funds, records or dealings, made by the company, a shareholder, a partner or a regulator.
It often runs alongside a civil or commercial dispute.
What do we do?
We map who decided what, review the records and the company's own controls and defend the individual's position.
We separate personal responsibility from the company's.
What about the company?
Where the company itself is exposed, we advise on how to protect it.
We coordinate with its commercial advisers.
What should I do first?
Gather company records
Resolutions, accounts and authority letters.
Identify who signed what
Authority matters.
Preserve emails
Internal communications.
Limit internal discussion
Say little until advised.
Call us on +971 50 653 1334 or message us on WhatsApp. We answer at any hour.
Frequently asked questions
Can a director be personally liable?
It depends on what the director did and knew. We assess it carefully.
Can a company dispute lead to a criminal case?
Yes, when one side alleges deception or misappropriation. We distinguish civil from criminal elements.
Related guides
Financial Crimes overview
The main points, the process and your first steps.
Read the overviewBusiness Fraud
How allegations against directors, partners, employees and finance teams are charged under the UAE's fraud, breach of trust and forgery provisions.
Read the guideBreach of Trust
When using, spending or keeping money or property that was entrusted to you becomes a crime, and who the law treats as a person holding property in trust.
Read the guideEmbezzlement
What the law says about embezzlement by public servants and by people entrusted with public service, and how it differs from private breach of trust.
Read the guideSources
This page describes how we act in this type of case. It does not restate the law: the linked guides set out the statutory position and cite the official English text on the UAE Legislation portal, uaelegislation.gov.ae. The Arabic text prevails over translations.
This page is general information, not legal advice.